Entrance Antiphon: Behold, the Lord, the Mighty One, has come; and kingship is in his grasp, and power and dominion. First Reading: A reading from the prophet Isaiah (60:1-6)

Arise, shine out Jerusalem, for your light has come, the glory of the Lord is rising on you, though night still covers the earth and dark-ness the peoples. Above you the Lord now rises and above you his glory appears. The nations come to your light and kings to your dawning brightness. Lift up your eyes and look round: all are assembling and coming towards you, your sons from far away and your daughters being tenderly carried. At this sight you will grow radiant, your heart throbbing and full; since the riches of the sea will flow to you, the wealth of the nations come to you; camels in throngs will cover you, and dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; everyone in Sheba will come, bringing gold and incense and singing the praise of the Lord. Responsorial Psalm: (Ps.15) R. Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.

• O God, give your judgment to the king, to a king’s son your justice, that he may judge your people in justice and your poor in right judgment .(R)

• In his days justice shall flourish and peace till the moon fails. He shall rule from sea to sea, from the Great River to earth’s bounds . (R)

• The kings of Tarshish and the sea coasts shall pay him tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall bring him gifts, Before him all kings shall fall prostrate, all nations shall serve him. (R)

• For he shall save the poor when they cry and the needy who are helpless. He will have pity on the weak and save the lives of the poor . (R)

Second Reading: A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians (3:2-3, 5-6)

You have probably heard how I have been entrusted by God with the race he meant for you, and that it was by a revelation that I was given the knowledge of the mystery. This mystery, that has now been revealed through the Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets, was unknown to any men in past generations; it means that pagans now share the same inheritance, that they are parts of the same body, and that the same promise has been made to them, in Christ Jesus, through the gospel.

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! We have seen his star in the East; and have come to adore the Lord. Alleluia!

Gospel: A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (2:1-12)

After Jesus had been born at Bethlehem in Judaea during the reign of King Herod, some wise men came to Jerusalem from the east. ‘Where is the infant king of the Jews?’ they asked. ‘We saw his star as it rose and have come to do him homage.’ When King Herod heard this he was perturbed, and so was the whole of Jerusalem. He called together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, and enquired of them where the Christ was to be born. ‘At Bethlehem in Judaea,’ they told him ‘for this is what the prophet wrote : And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah, for out of you will come a leader who will shepherd my people Israel.’ Then Herod summoned the wise men to see him privately. He asked them the exact date on which the star had appeared and sent them on to Bethlehem. ‘Go and find out all about the child’, he said ‘and when you have found him, let me know, so that I too may go and do him homage.’ Having listened to what the king had to say, they set out. And there in front of them was the star they had seen rising; it went forward and halted over the place where the child was. The sight of the star filled them with delight, and going into the house they saw the child with his mother Mary, and falling to their knees they did him homage. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. But they were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, and returned to their own country by another way.

The Memorial Acclamation: Save us, Savior of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.

Communion Antiphon: We have seen his star in the East, and have come with gifts to adore the Lord.

St. Emilie de Vialar Catholic Church Presbytery and Office: 174 Amherst Road, Canning Vale, WA 6155 Tel: 9456 5130

Parish Administrator: Fr. Jean-Noël Marie Email: Jean-noel.marie@perthcatholic.org.au Parish Priest: Fr. Chien Nguyen (CURRENTLY ON LEAVE)

Assistant Priest: Fr. Giovanni Raffaele Email: giovanni.raffaele@perthcatholic.org.au Office assistant (Tue & Thurs): Roselle D'Souza Email: stemilie.office@iinet.net.au

Safeguarding Officers: Marissa Munro (Mob: 0419 116 150) & Clare Jeeves (Mob: 0430 592 255)

Parish website: www.stemilie.net

06 January 2019

The Epiphany

of

The Lord Year C

MASS INTENTIONS TOTAL COLLECTION FOR

THE BUILDING PROJECT

AT THE END OF DECEM-

BER IS:

($ 19,463.70)

(Includes Buy-A-Brick, CD

sales and Barrel collection)

Saturday, 05 January, 6:30pm

• For the souls of Joseph Pham, Ivy Kinss, Rosy Santa Maria,

Geraldine Malone, George Vang, and all the Holy Souls in

Purgatory.

Sunday, 06 January, 7:15am

• Thanksgiving for all blessings received during the past

year.

Note: Mass intentions envelopes & notices for bulletin are to be submitted/emailed to the office by Wednesday 6pm.

Sunday, 06 January, 9:00am

• For the souls of Pauline Chang, Joseph Anthony

Diaz, Crescentia and Philip Joseph, and in thanks-

giving for Elizabeth and Raphael Koh and for the

Koh family.

THANK YOU We would like to thank all of you for your gracious wishes and the many Christmas gifts that you have given to our Priests. Your thoughtfulness and generosity are very much appreciated. May the Lord continue to bless you in this coming year with joy, happiness and peace. Thank you also, to all those who have worked so hard in their various ministries in making our Christmas cele-brations prayerful, inspiring and most of all uplifting. Finally we would like to ask you to continue to pray for our Priests especially for Fr Giovanni as he prepares to embark upon a new, challenging and exciting chapter in his Priestly Ministry. Fr Jean-Noël MARIE & Fr Giovanni RAFFAELE

PARISH MASS & PRAYER SCHEDULE

Weekend Mass Sat: 6.30pm Sun: 7.15am, 9am & 5pm

Weekday Mass Tues-Fri: 6pm

Wednesday morning Mass: 9am (Except 1st Wed at 8am)

Adoration & Rosary Tue: 9 - 10am Legion Of Mary: Every Wed after Moring Mass

Prayer of St. Emilie:

St. Emilie, Good and generous labourer of the Gospel. You who were attentive to the call of the Spirit in the church and reached out to all peoples regardless of religion, race or colour, give us this spirit to reach out in love, so as to reveal by our lives the infinite love of the Father for all humanity. St. Emilie, pray for us. AMEN

YOUTH NOTICES: Summer School of Evangelisation

Who: 18 to 35 year olds (16/17yo teens are welcome up-on approval). Where: Camp Wattle Grove. When: January 6th-13th. Cost: $360. For more information and to regis-ter, visit "summerschool.org.au". Sponsorships is available if you'd like help to cover costs. Please contact the youth leaders for more info regarding this. Email us at "youthstemilies@gmail.com", or Christian on 0413894535 or Lauren on 0414998043. More information is available on the youth notice board in the church foyer.

Tuesday Adoration Hour: The 9am Adoration and Bene-diction hour will be in recess from 24 December to 8 Jan-uary 2019. It will resume on Tuesday, 15 January 2019.

Piety Stall: Please drop in for Christmas gift ideas.

Caritas Project: (Miracle of Motherhood) For more info see appeal notice in the foyer.

Schoenstatt announces: Splendour of Schoenstatt and Oberammergau Pilgrimage 2020. For more info look at notice board.

Choirs seeking for new members. For more information, please contact St Emilie Choir, Philomena or any choir member after the 9am Mass; Holy Family Choir , Hazel 0424 959405 Email keithazel@gmail.com

Bread collection: Just a gentle reminder that we are not able to supply plastic bags for the bread, please bring your own bags.

Buy-A-Brick Campaign: Please pick up a donation envelope from the foyer. All proceeds will fund our building project. Your help is very precious.

2019 Religious Education Program Tuesday 27th Nov. last day RE class, the program will resume again in 2019 on Tuesday 12th Feb. RE Program is for the chil-dren attending Government schools, Year 1 to Year 7. Classes take place after school on Tuesdays, from 4 – 5pm in the Hall. For more information, please contact Lyn Harkins on 0404 325 900 or email lhar-kins@iinet.net.au

A Joint Statement from the Catholic Bishops of Western Australia on Euthanasia:

The Catholic Bishops of Western Australia have written a Pastoral Letter to the Catholic community of Western Australia in relation to State Government’s Report on Voluntary Assisted Dying. The letter can be found on-line at: www.perthcatholic.org.au The Plenary Council 2020 is a gathering of the Church in Australia to make decisions for the future. The Ple-nary Council agenda will be developed from the stories you share and the questions you raise. To join a small group for Plenary Council Listening and Dialogue, please contact the Parish office on 9456-5130 and visit plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au for more information. St. Emilie Charismatic Prayer Group: meet every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month in the mini school hall from 4.30pm to 6pm. For further details, contact Lloyd Rego (0456635768), Colin Santis (0420561350) or Sonia Pinto (0420841851). Enrolments Available at St Emilie’s Catholic Primary School : Due to family relocations, we currently have a number of positions available in our Year 3 and 4 classes for 2019. If you are interested in a quality cath-olic education for your child, please contact the office on 0892569696.

Dear Parishioners, As you all know, I will be leaving soon and therefore I have to sell my car as soon as possible. If you are thinking of buying another or changing cars, please consider my 2-year old Mazda CX5. It is in impec-cable condition, accident & smoke-free, Mazda serviced and very blessed. I will assure you a very good deal for the car. Please see or email me. God bless. Fr. Giovanni

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